Chapter 6
Zachary's naive yet blunt words pierced my heart like a needle.
In his moment of illness and vulnerability, he was still thinking of the woman who had caused him to become sick.
I looked down at him.
He was clearly exhausted after his stomachache, as he had fallen asleep again after saying that.
Steven must have heard Zachary's words, too. He took my hand. "Honey."
I felt no inclination to respond. I instinctively wanted to pull away.
However, Steven tightened his grip, not allowing me to withdraw. "Today was just an accident. Mom acted without consulting us, and Zachary was sick. He didn't mean what he said."
"I can understand him," I replied, holding Zachary as I started to walk toward the exit. "He likes Jessica now. Of course, he's going to think she's wonderful."
After a pause, I continued, "Since I banned him from contacting her, his resistance will be strong at first. But Zachary isn't a bad kid. I'll guide him back to understanding who truly cares for him. "But I hope you can keep your word. I can overlook today's incident as a mistake, but I don't want there to be a next time."
As I spoke, I stopped.
Fearing I would tire myself, Steven took Zachary from my arms. "I promise that I'll do better, honey."
I looked at the sleeping child in Steven's arms and fell silent.
...
Steven parked the car when we arrived home. Seeing Zachary peacefully asleep, I didn't want to wake him up.
Just as I was about to carry him inside, Steven was already standing by the passenger door. His voice was soft as he said, "I'll do it."
Then, he effortlessly lifted Zachary with one hand while extending the other toward me.
aback, I
features, making him seem almost like a celestial being. "Let's go home, Mrs. Pelham,"
inwardly before taking his hand and stepping out of the car.
Steven gently placed
took a small basin of warm water to his room. Steven helped by removing Zachary's clothes and wringing out a washcloth to
even as I finished drying him off and dressed him
indulgently. He tossed the towel into the
remained seated at the edge of
impatient and lashed out before I could even respond calmly. The only times we seemed to coexist peacefully were when he was asleep. "Honey." Steven approached and bent down to scoop me into his
neck and stared at his
bedroom door. "Do you remember what we
going to the hospital. But I remembered everything
Zachary, I seriously considered whether I should divorce Steven. But then, I thought about how Jessica was already causing trouble for Zachary even before Steven
I couldn't let our family fall apart for
raced with these thoughts. I struggled to remember what had happened before going to the hospital. "Could you remind
Steven closed the bedroom door. He
lowered voice carried a tone of intimacy that heightened
His tone was playful as he asked, "Have you
me, but I wasn't about to let him
Steven's eyes, my
kiss, glowed with a vibrant
...
compounded by exhaustion that
admitted to the hospital due to
rise early and
softer and more mushy. I started by boiling water on high heat, then switched to low to let it simmer. Glancing at the clock, I noted that it was still early-only a little past 5:00 am. I decided to head to the nearby vegetable market to buy some
quickly cleaned and chopped everything. I only
vegetables,
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